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How Okanagan fruit trees are weathering dramatic shifts in temperatures
With temperatures swinging from arctic to balmy and then back to chilly again, it’s only…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon man found
UPDATE: 6:45 p.m. Feb. 2 The man reported missing has been found and is in…
Kamloops moves into the future of food retail with plans for a food hall
Kamloops is moving closer to having a food hall which would mimic spaces like Assembly…
Trump unleashes impeachment fury in acquittal ‘celebration’
WASHINGTON – Exulting in his impeachment acquittal, a defiant President Donald Trump took a scorched-earth…
Two more presumptive cases of the coronavirus in British Columbia
VICTORIA – Two more presumptive cases of the novel coronavirus have been diagnosed in British…
Awesome new podcast dives into the lives of our B.C. Chefs
We live in a day when the spotlight shines rightfully on both our food producers…
Liberals face heat as cost of Trans Mountain expansion hits $12.6 billion
OTTAWA – Expanding the Trans Mountain pipeline will now cost at least $12.6 billion —…
Kamloops woman takes on Food Network Canada’s ‘Wall of Chefs’ for $10K prize
Although she's only ever been a home cook, a Kamloops woman is taking on the…
Okanagan apple growers being hit hard by financial losses
Okanagan apple farmers are suffering significant financial hardship with higher costs and lower returns, according…
Attention witches and wizards: You’re invited to a Harry Potter pub crawl in Kelowna
Bring your wand, sorting hat and favourite flavour of Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans because…
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with homemade Persian love cake
Cookbook authors can change the way we cook at home, inspiring recipes from other countries…
Pipeline protests impact B.C. legislature and Canada’s rail network
Protests in support of Indigenous hereditary chiefs who oppose a major pipeline project flared across…
CN says parts of network will close if blockades remain, Via cancels service
MONTREAL – Canada’s rail system was under stress Tuesday as Via Rail cancelled passenger service…
Sanders edges Buttigieg in NH, giving Dems 2 front-runners
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire’s presidential primary, edging moderate rival Pete Buttigieg…
Chiefs head to court over pipeline as supporters take to streets in protest
Two hereditary chiefs from a British Columbia First Nation at the heart of a wave…
How these Kamloops, Okanagan food delivery apps successfully feed the local economy
Local entrepreneurs are finding success by offering small businesses app-based food delivery services that don't…
Head to Rossland to eat, drink, ski & party this March at The Spring Thing Festival
B.C. has a range of glorious ski destinations to choose from – but have you…
Soul Sundays at Home Block: Kelowna’s destination brunch spot
CedarCreek Estate Winery captivated us with the unveiling of Home Block Restaurant last year followed…
Chefs’ Table Society sets up a Harry McWatters Scholarship Fund
The B.C.'s Chefs’ Table Society has created a new scholarship fund to honour the memory…
Troubled times for Okanagan apple orchardists
It’s not the best of times for the Okanagan’s 400-plus apple growers who are struggling…
PM urges patience, promises reconciliation in face of anti-pipeline blockades
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to redouble reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples Tuesday…
No shortage of seasonal foreign agriculture workers expected in B.C. this year
It appears there won’t be a shortage of agricultural workers on Okanagan farms and orchards…
Talks the way to settle blockades, Trudeau insists, as calls for action grow louder
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet are rejecting demands from conservatives on…
Blockade on CN rail line in Edmonton removed, injunction granted
EDMONTON – A blockade set up on a Canadian National rail line on the western…